Green Signal Processing for Wireless Communications and Networking

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2018

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2018

IEEE Access invites manuscript submissions in the area of Green Signal Processing for Wireless Communications and Networking.

Wireless devices including smart phones, PDAs and network equipment that connects them consume a significant amount of power. The global greenhouse gas emissions produced by the operation of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure is comparable to that produced by the aviation industry. This situation is getting worse since billions of new wireless devices are expected to be added to the Internet in the coming decade. Consequently, there are multiple research and development projects that aim to address this issue, including some IEEE Standards intended to reduce the environmental impact of the ICT industry. These standards include energy-efficient communications and networking.

The objective of this Special Section in IEEE Access is to cover the most recent research and development about signal processing techniques to improve sustainability of wireless communications and networking. The articles in this feature topic will focus on state-of-the-art research in various aspects of the technologies of green-oriented signal processing for 4G/5G systems, cognitive radio networks, and other types of advanced wireless communication networks. Moreover, energy-efficient signal processing algorithms and circuits for communications are particularly welcome. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

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4. How to Enter: This contest opens on July 1, 2018 at 12:00 PM ET and all entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2018 (“Promotional Period”).

Entrant must submit a multimedia video with an article submission to IEEE Access. The video submission must clearly be relevant to the submitted manuscript. Only multimedia videos that accompany an article that is accepted for publication in IEEE Access will qualify. The multimedia video may be simulations, demonstrations, or interviews with other experts, for example. Your video file should not exceed 100 MB.

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Entrants who have already submitted a manuscript to IEEE Access without a multimedia video can still submit a video for inclusion in this contest so long as the video is submitted within 7 days of the article submission date. All videos must undergo peer review and be accepted along with the article submission. Videos may not be submitted after an article has already been accepted for publication.

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1. The article should be original writing that enhances the existing body of knowledge in the given subject area. Original review articles and surveys are acceptable even if new data/concepts are not presented.
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4. Conclusions are presented in an appropriate fashion and are supported by the data.
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11. Is not in English.
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